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Igneous rock vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition for Igneous Rock? | It forms when magma is pushed up from the mantle into the cool crust and hardens into rock. |
| What is the definition for Magma? | It's melted rock in the Earth's crust. |
| What is the definition for Lava? | It's when magma reaches the surface. |
| What is the definition for Granite? | A very hard, coarse-grained, gray to pink, intrusive igneous rock, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, mica, and hornblende. |
| What is the definition for Extrusive Rock? | It's lava that hardens on Earth's surface. |
| What is the definition for Intrusive Rock? | It's magma that hardens within the Earth's crust. |
| What is the definition for Lithosphere? | The cool, solid portion of Earth that includes all of crust and part of the upper mantle. |
| What is the definition for Asthenosphere? | A zone of partially melted rock in the upper mantle of the Earth. |